Website reminds us to call our parents

Today’s the perfect day to confront your mortality, and that of your aging parents, isn’t it?

Actually, I personally believe that no day is good for confronting mortality. In fact, as soon as a mortality-themed thought starts to creep its way into my brain, I immediately shift my focus to something much more trivial, such as celebrity Twitter wars or the best 3 p.m. office snack.

But if you do decide you want to confront death in a very visual and math-oriented way, head on over to SeeYourFolks.com, a website that will use national statistics on life expectancy to calculate how many times you will see your parents again before they die.

You’re welcome. Enjoy calling your mother mid-afternoon from the break room and staying up late tonight watching reruns to stave off your existential crisis. And now for that office snack.